Local Man Dies in Tree Well at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, WY A 67-year-old local man died at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (JHMR), Wyoming, on Friday, March 1, after falling into a tree well. The fatality is the second in two weeks in the region after a similar tragedy at Grand Targhee Resort. Related: Skier Dies After Falling in Tree Well at Grand Targhee Ski Resort, WY The man, Kelly George Krause, […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 4, 2024 0 Comments
Skier Dies After Falling in Tree Well at Grand Targhee Ski Resort, WY A skier has died after becoming trapped upside down in a tree well at Grand Targhee Ski Resort, Wyoming, on Saturday, February 17. The man was identified by Teton County Sheriff’s Office as 67-year-old William Douglas England from Lakewood, Colorado. England and his partner were tree-skiing below the Colter Lift between the Silver Jae and Eleanor run when they got […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 20, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Terrifying Tree Well Rescue Highlights Why You Should Always Ski With a Buddy in the Trees Terrifying. It’s one of those superlatives websites use to get you to click. But in this case, it’s justified. It’s terrifying to think how quickly your day can change from shredding deep powder and having the time of your life to actually fighting for your life. It’s terrifying to imagine the thoughts going through that boarder’s mind. It’s terrifying to think […] SnowBrains | April 4, 2023 0 Comments
Safeback System Aims to Revolutionize Avalanche and Tree Well Survival Rates by Providing Air When Buried Designed to extend the survival window under an avalanche from 15 minutes to 90 minutes After five years of prototyping, development, considerable testing, patent and certification processes, Safeback is finally able to announce more details about its product. The Safeback SBX system, when activated, will retrieve clean air from the snow through a filter in your backpack, and actively pump […] Avalanche AvyBrains | June 23, 2022 0 Comments
Skier Dies After Falling Into Tree Well at Mount Bachelor, OR A skier died after he was found unresponsive in a tree well at Mount Bachelor, OR, on Friday. The man has been identified as Birkan Uzun, a 28-year-old skier from Seattle. Ski patrol officials found Uzun unresponsive in a tree well on Thursday and took him to the resort’s first-aid clinic, according to the Bend Bulletin. He was then taken […] SnowBrains | January 4, 2022 1 Comment
Woman’s Scary Tree Well Experience Reminds Us It’s Not Just Avalanches That Can Kill During Heavy Snow With periods of heavy snow the safety focus is often on avalanches, and quite rightly so as the tragic fatality at Crystal Mountain, WA, on Saturday highlights. However, there are other dangers that come with deep snow. One of those is snow immersion suffocation, most commonly caused by falling into a tree well. The Friends of the Chugach Avalanche Center […] SnowBrains | December 13, 2021 0 Comments
VIDEO: Chris Davenport Demonstrates the Danger of Tree Wells Had a blast making this the other day with my crew up at CMH Monashees. Related: Chris Davenport’s Top 11 Ski Descents on Earth Tree wells are scary. Tree wells are dangerous. Stay out of tree wells! Tree well and deep snow suffocation is a serious problem in the Western USA and Canada. Incidents occur with deep snow accumulations and […] SnowBrains | February 26, 2021 1 Comment
21-Year-Old Skier Died Tuesday in a Tree Well at Bridger Bowl Ski Area, MT A 21-year-old skier died in a tree well at Bridger Bowl ski area, MT on Tuesday. The resort had seen 11″ of fresh snow in the previous 48-hours. Related: Big Snow Can Also Bring Big Problems: Snow Immersion Suffocation Responding patrollers performed CPR in an attempt to revive the as yet unnamed skier, but were unfortunately unsuccessful. Bridger Bowl released the […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 18, 2021 0 Comments